"You're a Star!" Cupcakes
Recipe from Betty Crocker

Discover the star baker in yourself with easy-mix cupcakes and simply made decorations.


You're a Star! Cupcakes

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Servings: 24 cupcakes
Prep Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Related Categories: Birthday Cake, Birthday Cake, Cupcakes, Cupcakes
 
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Ingredients
  • 1   box
    Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
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  • 1 1/4   cups
    water
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  • 1/3   cup
    vegetable oil
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  • 3 
    egg whites
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  • 1/2   teaspoon
    almond extract
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  • 1   container (1 lb)
    Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
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    Blue paste food color
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  • 1/4   cup
    blue candy sprinkles
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  • 2   oz
    vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark), chopped
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F for dark or nonstick pans). Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes, using water, oil, egg whites and adding almond extract. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
2.
Meanwhile, on sheet of paper, draw free-form 5-pointed star (about 2 inches wide) to use as pattern.
3.
In small bowl, place half of frosting. Dip toothpick into paste food color; stir food color into frosting in bowl until color is evenly distributed and desired shade. Frost 12 cupcakes with blue frosting. Frost remaining 12 cupcakes with white frosting; sprinkle blue candy sprinkles over white cupcakes.
4.
In small microwavable bowl, place candy coating. Microwave uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir until melted and smooth. If necessary, microwave an additional 10 seconds. Place in heavy-duty food storage plastic bag; seal bag and cut tiny hole in one bottom corner of bag.
5.
Place paper star pattern under large sheet of waxed paper. Squeezing bag of candy coating, trace the star on waxed paper; move pattern under waxed paper to make 12 stars. Let stars cool until set, about 5 minutes. Remove stars from waxed paper; insert 1 star in each of 12 cupcakes. Store loosely covered.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):
Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box for cupcakes, adding almond extract with water, oil and egg whites.
Nutrition information
Calories 220 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 2.5g, Trans Fat 2g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 200mg; Total Carbohydrate 32g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 23g); Protein 2g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 2%. Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 2. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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